Summer of Soul
UK Cinema Release Date:
Friday 4th June 2021
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Starring:
Chris Rock, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Nina Simone, Mahalia Jackson, Jesse Jackson, The 5th Dimension, Sly and the Family Stone and Gladys Knight & The Pips
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Directed By:
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Produced By:
Cora Atkinson, Inuka Bacote-Capiga, David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent, Joseph Patel and Gregory A. Thomson
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Genres:
Documentary, Music
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Language:
English
Synopsis
Summer of Soul is part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park. The footage was never seen and largely forgotten-until now. SUMMER OF SOUL shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past and present. The feature includes never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly and the Family Stone, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, BB. King, The 5th Dimension and more.